Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peristasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-s-ta-sis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.

Countable

noun

An inactive phase of vasoconstriction in inflammation.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

peristases (plural)

Derived Forms

antiperistasis

Questions

What does peristasis mean?: A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.

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